Flush switch.



ArP'LIoATI'oNi'lLED un. s, 191i.

v J. J. WESLEY.

FLUSHSWITGH.

Patented May' 13,1913'.

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www2 aoco J.r J, WESLEY. .FLUSH SWITCH. APPLICATION FILED AIlL,- 1911..

rat-,exited May 13, 1913.

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UNITED STATES JOSEFH J.

"WESLEY, OF DUGLASTON, NEVI YORKVASSGNOE, LG lEIROELTAN .ELECTRIC MFG.' CO., A CORFORATION 0F NEX? J'Etl'.

FLUSH SWITCH.

To allwhom nog concern yBe it known that I, Josnrrr J. VEsLEY, a citizen ofthe United States ot America, andresiding in Douglaston, in the borough of Queens and State of New York, have invented ycertain new and useful Impr ve- Inents in Flush Switches, of which the following is a specification,

This invention relates to flush switches of the type adapted to bev placed flush ina .recess in a wall or other supporting structhe lflush switch, the casing thereo'rand the wall or other supporting structure bevertical, sectional view taken on line 3f-3 of,

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ing shown in vertical section, Fig. 2 is anelevation of the flush switch showing the side opposite to that of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 isv a vFig.f5, Fig. 4 is a vertical.' sectional view 'taken on line of Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional "view taken on line 5-5 of' Fig. 3, Fig. 6 is a vertical, sectional view f taken online 6-6 of Fig. 2, Fig. "7 is a side elevation of a. detail, Fig. 8 is a 'front view of the switch showing` part of the insulation removed, F ig. 9 is aa diagrammatic view of connections adapting theswitch for i' special use, Fig. 10 is a side elevation ci a modification, parts-v being omitted, Fig. i1

is an elevation'of the Vsaine modificationV with the blades.l of the switchinthe same y, position, butshowing the side opposite to 'i that shown in Fig. 10, Fig. 12 slows the same side as that shown' the blade to the switch being in aditerent Y position, Fig. 13 is a front View ot the modification, showingr` the wiring; arrangement, and Fig. 14 isa diagrammatic view :limites-tinv the dfferentconnectiene which caribe ma e by the modiiled'torin eis-ferite Similar referenceV diameters indicate Spec'ication of Letters Patent.

figures.

Referring to Figs. 1 to S and more particularly to Fig. 1, the switch 15 is shown housed in a porcelain or other suitable casing 16 received in a rec-ess in a wall or other supporting` structure. To the upper and lowerends of the casing,Y `16 are secured perforated ears 17 by which the casing may be screwed to the walls. In each end of the casing 16 is secured by means ot screws lor other suitable fastenings a pair of con tact strips 19` having 'at their outer ends binding screws. 2O for securing thereto the terminals of the wires forming the connecor other articles. The switch 15 comprises a porcelain base 21 having secured thereon at the tour corners of its' inner l'acecontact plates 22 adapted when theswitch is in place to firmly Contact the Contact strips 19 and forno good electrical connection with the same. To the bases 23 of each of said contact plates pairs of opposed spring; clips extending; alongthe inner' face otl said contact plates 22. Near the free ends of the clips small portions of material are cut from the Contact plates and turned so as to form small lingers 25 embracing the free ends of said pairs ot' clips7 whereby the clips are held in correct position tor receiviner the switch blades, and prevented from being moved out of this position.

Transversely across the inner face ot the base 21 and at the kmiddle part'thereot is secured. a standard 27 having a sleeve 28 in which is snugly received the main spi idle V29 of the switch, as showny` in Fig, '6.' it opposite vends ot the spindle are rigidly riveted the blade supportingI plates and 81 von which are mounted the switch. blade arated from said supporting plates, by means of insulatingwashers Between to the spindle so as to turn therewith. The inner end vof the retarding arm is provided v'with a. pair of stopshouiders 3.6 adapted to responding partsl throughout the severall 24a', 24", 24C, and 24d are secured, these clips` disposed a supporting plate 26 to which is plates 32 and 33, the blade-plates being 1 tions leading to the line wires of the lamps the blade'supporting plate 31 and the stand'- ard 27 a retarding arm. 351s rigidly secured gri provided when the blecleplete is in veitical pesition to' be reeeived respectively by the clips 24a' l en, and insulatel from.,

'amil therefore theii eeri'espeii is meiiieteel on stenti* 2?', 7Wheiel'iy the tuiiiiiigifievereeiit ei elle :md retei'dmg is limited.

a ne the stop pi;

with ret-:uding lug 38. adaptecl te be ge, "eel by the Cornel' shoulders 39 ofthe lling pleite i0. The sliding plate 40 slides.

inst' 'the stende/rd 2?' en the side. eppesite 'is provided' 4the ie'tardihg erin ane steiiclsal Wliei'ebyseifl sliding plete is emfieetl guided. 'The sli lng plate is with slleiigiudei slot through e spindle 22 "lheslicliiig ivliieli plete else piovieled iieai seid cerner sheulfiei's Ywith e :ti'eiisveise slet 43 shewii iii Fie. 7 iii which is adapted te slide the actuating pin eaiiieflvby the bent ever linger 54; of the tilting lever 46. This level' 46 is mounted en the spiiiille 29 enel preith eetl membes l? te which are y seemed the links /lcl which carry .sh butteiisand 30. Rigidly sete the tilting lever and also looselyV teal en the sleeve 28 and spindle 29 and siiiiglg/f' between the tilting' leves and tile blade supporting plete 30 is the langed lisible 51 ziiio'iiid which is Wound the el spring 52. as shown in Fig. 6,- between -i-iie opposite eiicls of which spring are the elude suppei'jtiiig plete 80, 1e

el W`@site eiifls with bleeles Which aie ..2 I

amil 24d when the blede pla-te is m' Vertical positien.. rEhe blade-plete is with enel blades Zeiid 58 ealapiecl and 24h as shown in Fig, l. This blade-plate is also piovided with an intermeiate bled-e 59 which is fiee i'om Contact with the bledeplete iii seiclfposi ii of Fig. l. lWhen the blade-plete `33 is siiiftecl te e diagonal pesitien the blade becomes free and the blefle'fljs i'eeeived hv the elips", While the bleffleiis ieee the clip'GO mountthe supporting plete 25. This last position 'isyshowzi by F l2.v This slip is electi'iezillycen heele@ tothe elijl 24C@ y means of the conw duetiiig bei' @l (see Figa 8). lt will be seen that 'with the Mede-plates in the position shown lullige l. eiiei 27 the clips Zelenel 2e@ teiminals i electrically veel-ieeetefl,` f iere, beleg' he .ieetiegi between 'the elige 240 and 24d j@ ne clip G; Praeend of the i'etai'duig aim is Die.

side ienges l engaging the eges'of- 03'? leeineel echt-eet when in the pesi. 2 which mm' be received by ther s 'rechi and buiglei" i weie? the blefieplete is breiight inte salentino tween the' Clips 2li and 61% 'lheie is per# menent connection between clips 24 and 60.

`This then establishes the commeetieiil shown by the solid lilies ef the switch iii-Fig. w9.

The 'epeiatlon ei the switchy is es follows: lhe blades hema; in the position of Figs. l

to 7, the button lll.) is pressed, thus tilting the tilting leveib :nifl 'with it the' linger 55:3 the' tinge? by this n'ioieihent, tegisieiiiiig the spi'ingl. As the tilting leve moves tower@ its mid-posities. the piii fiel engaging iii the slot L23 enel hieif'iiig farther 'iem the ieee ef the switch9 i'ieve'sthe sliding 'plate so ,that one eithe eeme shoulders is iii'engagement i with theA i'eteicling lug 38y vwhereby the'mevement of the ietaicling lug 38, the retadiiig' aim 35, the spin/elle 29j lthe blade-plates, @melf all the switch blades is prevented. When the tilting levez` moves pest its-miei-pesitien the pin i/l cai'iies the sliding plate back te its normal position sind nelly said Corner 39 is seliseiigegeel rem seicl ietliifiiiig lugthe spring being in the meantime fully ten I eiiecl'by the linger l-iind permitsthe i'etai'eling erin with it thev spindle the blade-plates and all of the blades te snep suddenly te the new position. The blades een be snapped back tothe initial position by piessiiigthe other push button G, the operation being exactly the i'everse iiem that just ilesei'ibeil i Y Fig. 9 illiistietes elieweinmatieally en eX- ample ef s use t0 which theA switeh may be use-ei iii 'a' dwelling. @he line wire 70 leeds tlii'eelemps 71 of e chandelier and' te e eiii'th lamp Y2 of the same ehiiliclelie? foi instanceQ mi the mein leei oli the heuse.. Freni the other line Wire '273' one eenrliietoi Tf1- leeds to the ter# minal 24C of' the switeh 1K, While aijiothei" teimiril through a single-pole switch 75l?) the teiiiinel 2451., The switch 76 may be located. in e bedroom upsteiis, Wiile the dWitch. l5 may be locatecl in the mom iifith the-lights 71 and the light 72, say .'ei instziii'ze, in the 'dining roem on the main leei of the house. llfithfthe switch 76 Open, as shown, the switch l5 may be thrown te give the connections shown by the `solid lines es has been explained, inV Whiehease bot i the lights il and the light 72 will lighted. lf the switch l5 be tliiewii'te the position giving the connectieie the dotted lines, the sWi/h 7S stillv being open, all the lights will olif. li, however, the switch 76 shoulel be clasefln the light by thel A 'switeh l5,4 he Would,- insteadytiiinfon all of Figs lOto le illiistratejaimoclified iorin o f the switch adapted v'for use as four-Way sWitch. In this'ea-se the bladeplate SSAis the saine-as that illustrated iii Figl7 the' V.ic

Qtrated by Figs. -10 and ll7 I Fig. 14p. 1When Y andjthe lclip' 24:6

`otherblade-plate 83 is ofV the saine sha-peas 'thefbl-adeplate 33 and isplac'ed -oii the spin'- dl'e 29 paralleltethe plate- 33a the blades 77;` 7 8 and 79 of .the plate 83 corresponding -te'the'I bladeslT, v58 and 59l respectively of; the,plate 33.

clip 8G is position -of Fig. 12 the clip :Zbis connected.

through the plate 33 to the clip 60 and then through Aconductor 61 to clip 24C andthe g clip 24rd is: connected through plate 83, clip Y. 80 and cciidiictoi' 8l to'clip '24a asv shown by, the solid lines of Fig. Vllathiis rewersi'ngthe sign of thez-lips 24h 'andfQ/ll when clips 24a rent. "j e. Y i

l'do not limit ,myselfv tothe exact form of switches herein'describe'd and illustrated,l

various changes' may-be made without' departing 'from the` scope of theinveiiiion as defined by the Claims.

Having thus described my invention, I'

claim as new' and ters Patent:

' l. ln a snap-switch, the combination :of tive pairs ef end; clips, bladeplates, adapted to nieve in unison and each havingv afpair of desire to seciire by Let-i 'end blades ciiefoi' each Vof said'end clips ref speetiif'elv7 an intermediate blade onA ene of said platesa and fadapted'toA be received by one ci the endV clipsfandan intermediate clip adapted to receive one of the end blades of said plate carrying the inteimiediateelip.

2. .A snap-switchcomprising two pairs of end clips; a. .pair of blade plates, on e for each pair'ofclipsiand each having a pair of end blades, one for each of said end'clips re-.

spectively, said blade-plates being connected in staggered relation andso as to move in. unison With each other, ivherebi7 when 'fthe blades of one plate are received b .y the clipsthe bladesof the other are free, an intermej diate blade on one ef said plates and adapt i Y Copies ef this patent may be obtaiiieil for five cents each, by addressing the ommissiener of Eat-ents,

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ed' tobe received'by one' of the endfelips, and` of the endlblades i 'A smap-siviteh-having tive pairs of end a pair` (if-connected blade-plate's one Afor 'each pairof end clips and each c ai'i'yiiigv a pair of blades Sol aninterinedate clip 'adapted to receive vone adapted each to be received', 1 A,by 'one of said end clips respectively., vinterine'diate clips each .adapted to receive one of the-blades of each plate, and an intermediate l lblade on each blade-plate adapted to engage. one of the end clips'. i

Lili-.nf electric sivit'chcontact plate 'coinpi'ising azplate4 4preisen.having lateral stop 'fi n'ge i s,. and spring clips secured atA one end Vtti-said .plate proper'and vibratable at their ,free ends between said fingrsin receiving;L land' releasing the Switch plate.

. V5. ln a push buttensnap switch two-pairs of end clipsien intermediate clip,` blade plate adaptedjtr'o connect the end clips 'ef Q.. blade plate adapted in one pcf `sitiontoconnect' the ends of the other pair and inits other position to connect one e?? Atlie'end clips oft-he other pair'ivitli said in- `termediate clip, --aiid a piish biittcii snap switch mechanism operative te snap 'said blade platessiiniiltaneoiisly in the saine di-f' iection into relatively reverse positions.` 1

i 6. ln apiisli button snap switch tvvofl pairs of end "clips, intermediate clips for one of.. said pairs,v ablade plate adaptedin one: ptisition to connect `the clips of one'pair fand in another. to V'connect one clip ,of ,sadpair with an vintermediate clip,a blade plate' adapted yin one position te connect theclipsei" the v'other'v pair, and a pfiisli btittoii mechanism Aoperative to vsii'iiiiltaiieoiisly switch one of "said `blade' plates into"ene-0f,Said relations and'tlie-other bladel plate' into, the' other relation. i

7. In a push button snap switch two pairs "ef end clips, .an `interinediatejclip, a tivo blade pif-ite, and ytliifee blade plate movable fin iinison, the threeV blade plate connecting y v l u in'one position one` pair-ot saideiid clips -While the tive iblade' plate is in inoperative i'iesition, andA seid three blade plate connecting' in its other position one of said end clips' with said intermediate clip while the tivo bladel plate' connects the :other pair of.'

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as my invention, I liave sigi'ned'nig7 naine `iiipifesence of tivo subscribing Witnessesv JOSE-PH J WESLEY. litiiesses:

JOHN lili'iii'iaeii7- L. M. DORMAC. 

